Spare brede or wyne, drynke or ale,

To thy messe of kochyñ be sett in sale;

¶ Lest men sayne þou art hongur beteñ,

Or ellis a gloten þat alle men wyteñ,

Loke þy naylys ben clene in blythe,

Lest þy felaghe lothe ther-wyth.

¶ Byt not on thy brede and lay hit doun,—

That is no curteyse to vse in towñ;—

But breke as myche as þou wylle ete,

The remelant to pore þou shalle lete.